Scheffel is a former District Captain/Chairman for the Douglas County Republican Party. He is currently a Precinct Person for the Douglas County Republican Party.

Scheffel earned his BS in Finance from the University of Denver in 1982. He went on to receive his JD from John Marshall Law School in 1987. He then earned his LLM in Taxation from New York University School of Law in 1998.

Scheffel has worked as an attorney for the following: the Colorado Supreme Court in 1988, the United States Tax Court in 1989, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado in 1990, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in 1990, the United States District Columbia Court of Appeals in 1991, and the United States Supreme Court in 1992. He has worked for Reid and Scheffel, Professional Corporation since 1993.